Tuesday Rockpile: Kaz is Back, Matzek Dominates in Debut
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 7:26 AM MDT
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PrintOver the ten plus season the Dan O'Dowd regime has been in charge, every adjective imaginable has been used to describe the front office. Brilliant. Lost. Intelligent. Incompetent. And on and on we go. I think we can officially say now that one word absolutely describes the regime without contest: nostalgic.
O'Dowd has brought fan favorite Vinny Castilla back as a player, then as a coach. Don Baylor and Walt Weiss have returned to the organization as coaches. Notable Rocktober contributors Matt Herges and Josh Fogg we brought back last season. This spring saw the return of Justin Speier, an effective reliever during the Hampton/Neagle era. Seven years ago, they used a 30th round pick to bring in the son of the man who hit Coors Field's first home run.
And now, Kazuo Matsui is back with the club. Aside from Castilla's swan song in 2004, none of the above moves amounted to much, and the front office expects the same from bringing Kaz back.
"We are looking to do something similar to last time. Put him in the minor leagues and see where he's at. There is no guarantee of a call-up," O'Dowd said. "We all remember the magic of 2007. But I also know that this is 2010." - via Troy E. Renck, Denver Post
IF Matsui's back problems go away, IF Barmes falls more off a cliff and gets injured and IF Matsui somehow rediscovers a batting stroke that seemed lost two seasons ago, we may see Kaz at Coors before September. Otherwise, probably not.
Also in the above linked story, Renck pulled a quote from Dan O'Dowd on Chris Iannetta:
"He has addressed his swing mechanics, shown a great attitude and done everything we have asked. It's getting close (to a decision)," O'Dowd said.
I can only hope the decision regards only the time of the callup.
I'm sure Jim Armstrong was one of those kids who woke his parents up at 5am on Christmas Day. The one-year anniversary of Jim Tracy's promotion to manager is Saturday, but Armstrong is already reflecting on Tracy's first year.
More after the jump. They are FP-worthy links, I just ran out of space.
Loosely tied to the previous story, Thomas Harding writes that Troy Tulowitzki loves swinging at the first pitch. This is not a new revelation. For his career, he's hitting .394 with a 1.064 OPS on a pitcher's first offering. He is just 7-for-24 this season on such occasions, but his home run Sunday came on the first pitch. And interesting quote from Tulo:
"I think I've had criticism since I've been here swinging at the first pitch, but I know I'm very successful swinging at the first pitch," -Harding
I'm sure whoever posts a Pebble Report later today will have more to say about this, but for those whose eyes glaze over at each of PR's PRs, here you go:
Matzek dominates in his pro debut | MiLB.com News | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
Tyler Matzek struck out five and allowed one hit over five innings in his Minor League debut as Asheville beat Greensboro, 3-2. His fastball touched 97mph and the first round pick was pulled after 80 pitches. Sheng-An Kuo served up a 2-run home run in the ninth to rob Matzek of his first professional victory.
Quotes:
"I'm still going to get a little anxious, but I'm going to have some confidence behind me knowing that I executed the pitches I wanted to pitch...I'll get more consistent with that, it should be fun....I'll probably just end up here (in Asheville), they told me in extended that there were no future goals. We'll see when the next step comes, but I just want to win, help this team to win." - via Danny Wild, MLB.com
Lastly, here's a graph comparing Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez.
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Today is not a non-game day
There will be no crestfallen Andrews.
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by Mondogarage on May 25, 2010 7:43 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
i wont be available to watch tonights game
I am crestfallen. I wanted to see us get after Kennedy
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 7:59 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
1.92 ERA and 28 IP
over his past 4 starts.
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
SSSLOLOL
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 4:40 PM MDT up reply actions
3-1 and 2.50
in his last 5
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
Actually, now that I check,
only a 2.20 ERA in his last 7 dating back to April 18th.
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
PREPARE FOR THAT TO GO UP
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 5:25 PM MDT up reply actions
So are you predicting
7 or more IP with 2 of fewer ER?
Or what?
"I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else" - W. Churchill
Quit lumping me in there!
ATF was crestfallen, not me!
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 8:27 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Hey
I never licked no shoes.
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 8:29 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
uh
no?
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 8:38 AM MDT up reply actions
ice cream?
"Ninety feet between a hot dog and my mouth is too far" - Maria M (SDCAT09 is awesome for coming up with this fake quote for me!)
Co-president of the Ubaldo Lovers Club.
sure...
I don’t know if I like the direction this is heading
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 8:39 AM MDT up reply actions
To complete the reference that I expected nobody to get
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4gE8XkxLPI
My wife would be disappointed in me.
My name is synonym for win.
ah. Not really an Aphex Twin fan.
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 8:44 AM MDT up reply actions
I saw the rubber johnny video and was just too weirded out
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 9:03 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm really not a big Aphex Twin fan either.
I just really like Windowlicker.
I’m more of a hip-hop and jazz type of guy.
My name is synonym for win.
If you never licked no shoes...
doesn’t that mean you, in fact, did lick shoes?
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It means he is
constantly licking shoes
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Are you saying you're not the least bit crestfallen...
….about being lumped in with the other Andrew?
Thank goodness you’re not sisters.
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by Mondogarage on May 25, 2010 10:39 AM MDT up reply actions
Or else we'd have
Andrew, Andrew, Andrew…
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by rockieprogress on May 25, 2010 11:14 AM MDT up reply actions
PHLP already got us with that zinger
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 11:46 AM MDT up reply actions
Today is not a non-game day
There will be no crestfallen Andrews.
Just an average guy with exceptional hair. Nothing more, nothing less.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on May 25, 2010 7:52 AM MDT reply actions
Alright alright...sorry
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on May 25, 2010 7:53 AM MDT up reply actions
What, is there not a non-game today?
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There's a game today?
Hold on….
There is no game today. I am crestfallen. I want to get after Kennedy and get back over .500
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by frightened inmate #2 on May 25, 2010 8:02 AM MDT up reply actions
OK, better.
They'll play what I tell them to play...for I am the mayor of Albuquerque!
by frightened inmate #2 on May 25, 2010 8:04 AM MDT up reply actions
Hahaha
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on May 25, 2010 8:14 AM MDT up reply actions
Tyler Matzek
is the s-word. Here’s to a successful season in Asheville (and please, god – NO INJURIES).
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on May 25, 2010 7:54 AM MDT reply actions
We can only hope.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on May 25, 2010 8:14 AM MDT up reply actions
that would be epic
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this
would be awesome on so many levels.
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this sounds nsfw
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 12:08 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I think tomorrow's Counting Rocks is gonna be funny.
Then again, I also think that I’m funny, so that may be my underlying problem.
It’s all about 2B!
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 8:29 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
do you crack yourself up?
"Ninety feet between a hot dog and my mouth is too far" - Maria M (SDCAT09 is awesome for coming up with this fake quote for me!)
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I was chuckling last night
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 8:39 AM MDT up reply actions
that is
one of my favorite qualities in people…
"Ninety feet between a hot dog and my mouth is too far" - Maria M (SDCAT09 is awesome for coming up with this fake quote for me!)
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self-clapping?
"Ninety feet between a hot dog and my mouth is too far" - Maria M (SDCAT09 is awesome for coming up with this fake quote for me!)
Co-president of the Ubaldo Lovers Club.
Seinfeld I believe
Self-clappers are folks who when being applauded, applaud themselves
Francis is my homeboy. Free Matt Daley.
ah
I was afraid it was leading into the onions/gonorrhea debate from yesterday…
Avoid the clap – Jimmy Dugan.
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Kaz not only needs to find his swing again
but his defense is not very good either. Hopefully he can straighten things out but I’d be surprised to see much of Kaz.
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
i forgot to mention his defense
Buy yeah6 he gas become an old stiff man
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 8:38 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
we're covering a lot of this on Wednesday
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 8:39 AM MDT up reply actions
uh yes, we
You know, the Andrews. We are one entity. Like russ and rox girl.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 8:41 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
the ensuing photoshops are bound to be FAR less disturbing, however.
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 8:45 AM MDT up reply actions
it wasn't disturbing
it was awesome.
"Ninety feet between a hot dog and my mouth is too far" - Maria M (SDCAT09 is awesome for coming up with this fake quote for me!)
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also, it's the Royal We
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 8:45 AM MDT up reply actions
Actually, this is The Royal We
And they were pretty great
The Royal We (later known as Hot IQs)
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by Mondogarage on May 25, 2010 10:41 AM MDT up reply actions
Dude, that reminds me...
Bryan, the bass player….best engineer in town. He engineered and mixed our Palisades record from a few years back. Great guy, too.
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by Mondogarage on May 25, 2010 10:49 AM MDT up reply actions
Except there are actually
pictures of you two as separate entities. Or are those just elaborate lies?
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went to different schools
as both of them have graduated and are working
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They're even working different jobs?
That’s dedication to the disorder! What’s next, dating different girls?
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It's worth mentioning that Kaz's BABIP
has been extraordinarily low this season (.164), and was 25 points (.285) off his career average (.310) last season.
Can’t argue with the nostalgic label though. Believing that a change of scenery might help someone is one thing, but believe that returning to the site of former glory will renew a player is beyond wishful thinking.
that could also be a result of very poor contact with the ball
Co-Captain of the Greg Lovers Club (along with Silverblood)
He's hitting barely any liners and tons of ground balls.
He just hasn’t really hit well since 2007-2008.
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
Not true
His 2010 line drives are way down, but even in ’08 (as good of a WAR year as Barmes has ever had) his line drives were near his career mark (~21%) and his grounders and fly balls were normal for his career. Even last year, he only suffered a less than 2% drop in line drives from his career norm. His grounders and fly balls were normal, but his BABIP was down.
His infield fly ball percentage is 20% this year, after being no higher than 13.1% in the last three years. That’s the worst of it, but it seems like an unsustainably high number unless he’s injured.
He’ll never be as good as ‘07 because he’s not going to get the percentage of infield hits that he did that year. Nevertheless, his defense isn’t awful and he’s been a good hitter as recently as 2008. Even in ’09, his bat was worth more than Barmes (although both were negative according to Fangraphs).
you guys are totally wrecking my column
/bursts into tears
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 9:03 AM MDT up reply actions
I figured the numbers WERE the funny :-(
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 9:11 AM MDT up reply actions
Well that was a serious error on your part
:-(
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ok there's a little more funny than that.
I think.
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 9:29 AM MDT up reply actions
Fair enough
I guess I shouldn’t say your take on Matsui is “not true.” He’s been awful this year, and was bad last year. But all that amounts to is one bad season (after accumulating 1.9 WAR in 96 games) and a rough start. There’s nuances in his numbers that point to a ton of bad luck and shifting from being a speedy slap hitter to needing to make more solid contact (which hasn’t happened).I guess we’ll see that in AM?RMN’s R&L.
I was probably overstating how bad he was and how long the decline has been happening.
Looking at the numbers again it doesn’t seem quite as stark until this year. And clearly the organization thinks there’s a chance of fixing whatever the issue is.
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
ha, I mostly point out his decline
It’s more like making fun of him, with a hopeful burst at the end.
The real analysis is about Barmes. I tend to research while writing, and it ended up really interesting.
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 10:51 AM MDT up reply actions
Is there hope for Barmes?
He doesn’t deserve all of the scorn that I (and some others) have heaped on him in the first month or so, but when the offense isn’t/wasn’t clicking the weakest bat in the lineup is going to take the most heat. Hopefully you can put some knowledge to his (offensive) value.
yes.
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 11:47 AM MDT up reply actions
but your allegations are not wrongly placed
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 11:48 AM MDT up reply actions
What's going to be left for the actual Counting Rocks?
Seems like you’ve already leaked most of it.
not really
nobody can argue he’s been terrible. There’s hope for him.
And Kaz has been terrible
Not much leaked there beyond common knowledge
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 11:51 AM MDT up reply actions
OBP
I’m not sure that you explicitly have done this but your sentiments indicate that you’d qualify Olivo’s career OBP as terrible (relative to Iannetta). Using OBP as a measure of productivity, Barmes (‘09-’10) also qualifies for that category.
It's good to see Kaz back.
He can still hit. This is his opportunity, although I think EY deserves a real shot if Barmes falls off the table. Let’s wait and see.
How will we know when Barmes falls off the table?
I was hoping he was already on the floor.
Francis is my homeboy. Free Matt Daley.
Considering that he's 19
I have no problem with Matzek staying the full year in Asheville, even if he is dominating.
depends on the level of domination
If he goes all Strasburg on the South Atlantic League, it would be worth a shift to Modesto. I wouldn’t deny us a Kershaw rise if he was earning it. But I would be okay with this season in Asheville.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 9:28 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
My question is this
Do you want a guy in the majors on a pitch count and still learning, or do you want someone a bit older and more durable? Don’t you get more pre-free agency value if you wait a bit?
of course
If he’s still learning, he wouldn’t warrant a call up. I’m not advocating premature moves at all. Just that I would like to see him move when he proves ready.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 9:44 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Eh an entire season though?
Seems like if he’s dominating move him up! I think that’s how it should be anyway. And I agree with you.. Matzek may turn out to be a LOT like Kershaw. Lefty with power stuff – reminds me of Clayton.
by CentralCaliRox on May 25, 2010 9:39 AM MDT up reply actions
nice
I love the spelling of favorite used.
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note that the season is already a third over
It won’t be a full season either way. Starting Hi-A next season as a 20 year old isn’t bad.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 9:47 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
The South Atlantic League
Tonight’s match-ups see Uruguay take on St Helena, and Equatorial Guinea’s hotly anticipated against the Falkland Islands – this time it’s personal.
Is there an non-Equatorial Guinea team?
If so, I would like to cheer for them.
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"talks"
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 9:41 AM MDT up reply actions
whispers? rumors?
Whichever works here.
by CentralCaliRox on May 25, 2010 9:41 AM MDT up reply actions
well I guess I mean that the Rockies are asking the moon
and the Sox are offering like Hermida
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 9:45 AM MDT up reply actions
Have we ever come up with an actual trade target amongst the Red Sox
system? Has Lars Anderson juvenated himself enough to be interesting again?
yes. Pedroia
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 9:48 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I hate the guy, but that hate would transfer immediately into love the second he puts on a Rockies uniform
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This exactly.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on May 25, 2010 11:24 AM MDT up reply actions
Ah okay.
Just proof that we won’t trade CDI right now.
by CentralCaliRox on May 25, 2010 9:47 AM MDT up reply actions
Rox & Sox don't have the best history with trade talks either.
That may add to the difficulty in getting a deal done with them.
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definitely possible there
But we reportedly also had an agreement to acquire Kelly Shoppach. We traded Eric Byrnes for Larry Bigbie to flip Bigbie for Shoppach. After Byrnes was traded, Boston backed out and we were stuck with Bigbie. At least, that’s how I remember it.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 10:20 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Ohh that's what happened.
What punks.
by CentralCaliRox on May 25, 2010 10:23 AM MDT up reply actions
I think
I remember this as well
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It seems to me
that if the situation happened again, Dan would have them give us Stoppach first, and then we’d complete the trade…
The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient.
by rockieprogress on May 25, 2010 11:23 AM MDT up reply actions
damn
Stoppach
I hate when that happens. Shoppach.
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by rockieprogress on May 25, 2010 11:24 AM MDT up reply actions
Something with the catcher the Sox had back then..
That the Rockies wanted. Who was it…. Shoppach. There we go.
by CentralCaliRox on May 25, 2010 10:21 AM MDT up reply actions
I like Shoppach
cool name, pretty decent player. Would’ve been the right person to tandem with Olivo. At least with him, there wouldn’t have been the possibility of pissing away a Brian McCann-quality catcher.
the SP who gets the LEAST swing-and-misses among the three we faced in KC is...
Zack Greinke. In fact, only Gil Meche gas induced fewer whiffs than Greinke in the Royals rotation…
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 9:56 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
Strasburg for Oswalt?
Worst idea ever?
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by The Lodo Magic Man on May 25, 2010 10:30 AM MDT up reply actions
yeah I can't even begin
the only thing I’ve seen that kind of explains it is that he is terrible at valuing prospects
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 10:53 AM MDT up reply actions
I’m sure not all ESPN production assistants are that bad looking.
by deacs on May 25, 2010 11:02 AM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
yukyukyuk
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 11:48 AM MDT up reply actions
I just spit water all over my keyboard.
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reply fail
should have been to deacs
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Yeah, RMN. You get nothing.
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by frightened inmate #2 on May 25, 2010 11:31 AM MDT up reply actions
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 11:49 AM MDT up reply actions
Steve Phillips is flirting with disaster..
on this statement.
Strasburg for Oswalt— Steve Phillips
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But too surprisingly, the rox dropped off a bit. They found a new shiny nugget to further describe the Rockies’ consistent mediocrity. Only once in ANY seven game stretch were the rockies anything different than 3-4 or 4-3
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by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 10:15 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
NOT too surprisingly
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 25, 2010 10:21 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Power polls are just more fodder for people to disect.
More of a reflection of the past than a prediction of the future.
My name is synonym for win.
This would be a great week to break the trend
I think we get our first sweep of the year against the D-Backs. I like our cheap taco percentage to begin to approach its mid-summer averages this week.
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by airforcefoo on May 25, 2010 11:41 AM MDT up reply actions
I'd like the whole thing better if it you could feed your fever with Choco Tacos
instead of Taco Bell
this!
or double downs – that would be awesome!
"Ninety feet between a hot dog and my mouth is too far" - Maria M (SDCAT09 is awesome for coming up with this fake quote for me!)
Co-president of the Ubaldo Lovers Club.
It's Ubaldo Eve.
no quite as good as Ubaldo day, but almost.
Ubaldomania.
by The Lodo Magic Man on May 25, 2010 10:30 AM MDT reply actions
oh god, I just got a hilarious idea.
Ubaldomania.
by The Lodo Magic Man on May 25, 2010 10:38 AM MDT up reply actions
I like
the chances with the Machine pitching tonigh
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
From Rob Neyer's chat:
Will (Columbia, Mo): Lets be honest. With injuries to Francis, Hammell, De La Rosa, Morales, Street, and Hawpe, the Rockies being at .500 right now is pretty impressive. Right?
Rob Neyer: Honestly? Sure. This might still be the most talented team in the division when everyone’s healthy.
I want DLR back and pitching well for us
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
I wonder if we'll be seeing Matt Daley swap spots with Greg Smith tomorrow.
It will be his first day eligible to return.
I assumed that was the plan when they optioned him
Do you think they would send Greg Smith down over Esmil?
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by airforcefoo on May 25, 2010 12:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Just a guess.
Both are essentially long relievers, Rogers is more likely to make a transition to the bullpen long term, and Smith on the team makes 3 lefties. But that’s not to say Rogers isn’t really a similarly likely departure.
Yes, it probably was “the plan”, but making plans in terms of transactions don’t often work out the way you think. They wanted to option Smith down after his last start for a temporary solution, but they ended up not bothering to. Gotta play it day by day at a time, and we don’t know if their plans still involve Daley or not.
by Greg Stanwood on May 25, 2010 12:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Has he been
pitching down in the Springs, if so how has he done. I like the idea of removing Smith and replacing him with Daley but I doubt it happens unless Daley has been doing well in AAA.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
He's only gotten into two games.
0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Daley was struggling, but he was optioned do0wn more due to convenience in necessity than due to intentional demotion. He is more valuable to the team than having two long relievers or three lefties is.
by Greg Stanwood on May 25, 2010 12:26 PM MDT up reply actions
true
I just didn’t know how he was actually performing. I knew they sent him out primarily because they could and he could use some more work
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
If anyone's following Renck's tweets....
CDI will be back with the Rox today.
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best
news all day!
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Co-president of the Ubaldo Lovers Club.
I agree, but who says he's necessarily going to get it now?
I don’t see Tracy supplanting Olivo with CDI more than 50% of the time right off the bat.
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I meant Phillips. Can't get any respect.
As far as CDI goes, split time is fine. Olivo’s slumps come fast and hard so hopefully CDI can step up quickly then.
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Project Libra comment:
Could you go through and confirm the number of roster spaces allotted to each minor league team (excluding rehab guys)? I think some of the A ball clubs have larger roster sizes (35-40?) but I’m not sure.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
I have already done that.
Take a look next to each team’s name.
by Greg Stanwood on May 25, 2010 1:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes but,
how are some teams over the limit “A Asheville Tourists (27/25)” without roster moves being made?
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
Roster moves were made.
Asheville does a terrible job of updating their official roster. I have to use Matt Eddy;’s weekly updates to tell what all the corresponding moves are.
by Greg Stanwood on May 25, 2010 1:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks for the hard work
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
For the record, this is how it works.
AAA and AA have 24 spots.
A+ and A have 25.
A Short has 30, but only 25 during any single game.
Rookie has 35, but only 30 during any single game.
by Greg Stanwood on May 25, 2010 1:50 PM MDT up reply actions
This is exactly what
I wanted to see. Thank you very much.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
Speaking of Libra, I'm going to begin looking at 2010 Rule V Eligibility and updating that information to the list.
by Greg Stanwood on May 25, 2010 1:59 PM MDT up reply actions
I am
looking forward to this. I wonder if one of the Mods can take your project and put a link to it with the other articles on the sidebar instead of having to find it in your signature (which isn’t very hard).
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
2011 status for AAA players, AA players, and 7 Day DL players has been added.
by Greg Stanwood on May 25, 2010 2:33 PM MDT up reply actions
It will
be interesting to see who is and who isn’t protected after this year. Some pretty good players are eligible for the Rule 5 draft
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
Rosario definitely will be, as will Reynolds if he isn't on the 40 man already for a September callup, which I believe he will be.
Garner is very likely as well. Beyond that… who knows. Johnston and Baker are possibilities.
by Greg Stanwood on May 25, 2010 3:01 PM MDT up reply actions
And now
we wait to see if Phillips passes through waivers
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
That's too bad.
I really like Paul. x/
by CentralCaliRox on May 25, 2010 1:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Made it through last year without issue, don't think anyone needs a C backup that badly.
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
Pudge was
just put on the DL, so the Natinals might be looking for someone to be their backup now.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
It's easy to be concerned about a player like Paul Phillips, who truly does seem to provide good intangibles to the team.
That said, two notes:
1. Paul Phillips has been designated for assignment six times in his career before this one. Number of times claimed? Zero.
2. If Paul Phillips IS claimed, it really isn’t that big of a loss.
by Greg Stanwood on May 25, 2010 1:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Ohh...out of options, is he?
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Daley for Closer!!
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by SDcat09 on May 25, 2010 2:01 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
why?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Todd Helton - Time for his ring to come true
Daley for Closer!!
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Guys we need a few more votes..
The PR Cares poll is very tight right now. Where’s a union organizer to break this deadlock? Can we buy some votes from Canada?
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CDI isn't starting tonight (from Renck)
lf smith
cf fowler
1b helton
ss Tulo
rf hawpe
c olivo
3b Stewart
2b barmes
rhp chacin
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
I guess he needs to get himself acclimated again.
To hitting at a lower altitude.
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Todd Helton - Time for his ring to come true
Daley for Closer!!
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And as others have mentioned, he's had two days off.
Fine with me, let’s see how the starting time is split going forward though.
"Because I am a Rockie." - Todd
Considering how Olivo has hit at Coors so far this year,
CDI might see the majority of his playing time on the road, at least at first.
Nostalgia-tastic indeed
Whatever happened to Dave Nied, is he next?
Is Jerry Angelo fired yet?
Is Vinny Del Negro fired yet?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nied
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
he's engaged to...
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK
wow
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by Andrew Martin on May 25, 2010 4:40 PM MDT up reply actions
I think we drafted Eric Young's son in 2003,
not Dante Bichette’s.
-Joe
Project U-Ball is in full effect.
Can't believe Eric Byrnes is a FA in my Fantasy Softball League!
hahaha wow!
I think I can speak for ATF as well when I say how silly I feel about not catching that myself!
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